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It's obvious that if you know the mass of a star, you'll know its mass. But you'll also be able to look into the future life of that star and make and educated guess as to how long it may live and how its life may end. Larger stars generally go through their fuel supply more rapidly and end up self-destructing in a supernova. Smaller stars burn their fuel more slowly and live a longer, and relatively more "quiet" life, and end up "burning out" and cooling to a "cinder" of some kind.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoNote that it is really our sun, not just my sun - everyone on Earth has the same sun. The sun is just like the stars. The sun and stars are all huge balls of super-heated gas. The only real difference is that the sun happens to be a lot closer to us than the stars are.
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∙ 8y agoIt tells you how much material is in the star. It also determines how long the star will last. If the star is in its main sequence stage mass will also determine the star's temperature, color, and brightness.
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∙ 13y agoDetermining the mass of the star accurately is only possible with binary stars or stars with objects orbiting around them, usually planets.
By observing the motion of the two objects it's possible to determine mass of both objects, using Kepler's 3rd law [See related link]
For other stars, an approximation is made based on the type of star, it's radius and comparing it with other stars of a similar type and of a known mass.
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∙ 13y agoThis is a hard one. when a star dies thetre is a chemical gas exchange. then it dessolves in space. so its hard to say what they are made of. unless NASA can come up wth an idea to capture a star while it is alive . watch it die in a labatory that is thigth airseal .
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∙ 13y agoIt is scientifically proven the Sun is indeed a star. How we know is that the Sun is a big, glowing ball of energy and gas, produces heat, and has characteristics of other stars. Stars are and were formed the same way as the Sun, during an explosion of different gasses in space. The Sun is also working it's way to become a red giant, such as other stars, then explode to form a white dwarf in a supernova, then that will form more stars. That is indeed how we know the Sun is a star.
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∙ 13y agoThe sun is in the main sequence of the HR diagram with 90% of other stars. It is also the same size and color as other stars, and is middle aged.
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∙ 15y agoBy looking at its size, and then using a spectrograph to see what elements a certain star is made up of, and then applying the weightsd of those elements to how big the star is.
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∙ 12y agoThe Sun is a fairly average star. Like many other stars, the Sun produces energy. It emits light and heat.
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∙ 12y agoOur Sun is basically an average star - nothing special about it. It's not a massive star and it's not a red dwarf, which is thankful as if it wasn't we wouldn't be around to appreciate it.
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What is the shape of a stable planet that orbits around a star like the sun?
Sun IS a STAr
What is the distance from the sun to the star vega?
The distance from the sun to the star Vega is roughly 25.3 light years.
Is a star a sun or a planet?
The Sun is a star, which is why it glows and gives off light and heat. Stars convert Hydrogen into Helium and other elements in a process called nuclear fusion. The objects which orbit a star are called planets. Our star (the Sun) is orbited by 8 major planets which are, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
What is a giant hot ball of gas ball called?
A star, or a sun. (If it's close, it's a sun. If it's a long way away, it's a star.)
If the sun was blue would the light here on earth appear different then it does?
If the Sun was a class "O" star and thus appears "blue", then I think there would be no life on Earth to ask the question. Our star - the Sun - is a class G2 star and has a temperature range of around 5,500 kelvin whereas an "O" star is > 30,000 kelvin.
What is like a star and is most important?
That sounds like a description of the Sun. However, please note that our Sun is not "like" a star; it actually is a star.
What other objects in your universe are like are sun?
The sun is a star, so any star could be much like our sun.
Is the sun are star or a planet?
No, the Sun is a star. All stars are huge, hot, bright burning balls of gas like the Sun - the only reason they don't look like that are because all the other stars are much further away from us. A planet is a large round object that orbits a star. Stars like the Sun give out light, planets do not shine.
How is the sun like the other stars?
Our sun is a star - like the others
What shapes does star have?
a sphere just like every planet (sun) star==sun
What is the shape of a stable planet that orbits around a star like the sun?
Sun IS a STAr
What is the star life cycle of the sun?
Life cycle of a sun like star. A sun like star will start out as a nebula to a protostar to a main sequence star to a red giant and into a white dwarf and will simply fade out.
What is a medium star?
A medium-sized star, like our Sun.
What is the color of Gianfar the star?
the star is orange like our sun
How many stars are there in our solar system?
Our sun is actually a small star, tons of stars are way bigger than our sun. One. Each star is a sun.
How long does a star like the sun last?
Our sun, or another star just like it (there are many more like our sun) has a lifetime of about 10 billion years, give or take 500 million.
Does the star polaris make a revolution around the sun?
No. Nor does any other star, unless there is an unknown companion to our Sun, like the hypothetical "Nemesis".No. Nor does any other star, unless there is an unknown companion to our Sun, like the hypothetical "Nemesis".No. Nor does any other star, unless there is an unknown companion to our Sun, like the hypothetical "Nemesis".No. Nor does any other star, unless there is an unknown companion to our Sun, like the hypothetical "Nemesis".
